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needle-moving

needle-moving adjective: making a noticeable difference.

Adjective

needle-moving (comparative more needle-moving, superlative most needle-moving)

  1. Making a noticeable difference.
    • Finding realistic needle-moving signings is especially hard when clubs do not want to sell at this stage of a campaign, while you are eternally at the mercy of those with bigger teeth and sharper claws further up the food chain.2026 February 3, Glenn Speller, “Championship transfer window winners and losers”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026

Forms of needle-moving

comparativemore needle-moving
superlativemost needle-moving

Origin of needle-moving

See move the needle.

Questions about needle-moving

What does needle-moving mean?
Needle-moving means making a noticeable difference.
What part of speech is needle-moving?
Needle-moving is an adjective.

Words near needle-moving in the dictionary

  1. needle-girls
  2. needle-in-the-eye syndrome
  3. needle-like
  4. needle-mover
  5. needle-movers
  6. needle-moving
  7. needle-nose gar
  8. needle-shaped
  9. needle-sharp
  10. needle-tailed swift
  11. needle-tailed swifts

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